The Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of retired Army general Jovito Palparan Jr. in connection with the kidnapping and disappearance of University of the Philippines students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan in 2006. In a 61-page decision promulgated on May 31, the CA’s First Division ruled that Palparan and two other military officers, Lt. Col. Felipe Anotado Jr. and S/Sgt. Edgardo Osorio, were proven guilty of kidnapping and serious illegal detention.
Court of Appeals The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the conviction of retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito S. Palparan Jr. and two other military officials for the kidnapping and serious illegal detention in 2006 of two University of the Philippines students Karen E. Empeno and Sherlyn T. Cadapan.